Excellent and congratulatons! 

Fantastic, well done. Your story is an inspiration.

Well done Mr. Nice, I salute you and your efforts. Congratulations!!

Thanks for sharing!

You have no idea how much i needed to hear this story.  It has given me hope that I might possibly lose the 100 pounds I have gained over 27 years. 

Great attitude about timing and long term success.  I know you will make it!

So encouraging!

Chris

(link to my blog and success story in profile)

I love your attitude and optimism!  I just wrote 'diets don't work' on a sticky and put that on my monitor, what a great mantra - thanks for reminding us that eating right is for life, not just for now. 

That is awesome TS!!  I learned that same concept many years ago.  I don't diet.  I watch what I eat and I also use this website to keep up with my intake and exercise.  It's a great tool to help keep you accountable.  So proud of you and for you!! I know how you feel

Inspirational! Well done-You look like a different person ;)

thanks for reminding me about the health bills and issues that come with weight gain.  It is possible to be healthy will keep at it!

I really, really appreciate you sharing this. I felt you were talking directly to me when you said decreibe that the wieght did not happen over night so it will not disappear in a week. Thank you.

Wow!  What a great way to say it - I don't diet.  It really is a lifestyle change for the better:)  If I like the food anyway, then the only thing is to change the way I prepare it - unprocessed as much as possible, fresh, raw if possible, or slightly cooked to keep color and palatable crispness.  Beans well done, grains as brown rice,whole kernel corn, whole wheat pasta 1/2 is white Durham wheat pasta should be slightly al dente.  Low on the oils, vinegar, lemon, fruit and vegetables separate or combined in salads, hot side dishes, all too good.  Who said I was on a diet?  I love food:) and I watch my weight, stay on maintenance and make sure that 1Kilo (really 2 and a 1/2 lbs.) is not water gain, but needs my attention now.  So for one day I am really watching all that I eat, but it turns out the scale in the pharmacy is really the true one to weigh on:)  I feel great, and can laugh at myself again:)  Love you guys.  Thank you again aea

Great job!!As i said on here earlier, losing any significant amount of weight is a plus, i have lost 40 lbs of 160 I need to lose and have reduced my blood pressure meds from 3 to one.   This is huge for me, saving me a good 50 dollars a month.

Yeah dianemar,  down from 3 meds to ONE!  What a wonderful thing, not to have more in your system than you absolutely need.  I will be cheering you all the way because you are a wonderful person who is saving her dollars per month for better use.  For yourself, I sometimes toast with my green tea.  TO YOU my friend.  aea

I LOVE reading success stories!  Congratulations! I can tell you have had a battle and commend you for keeping at it even after some set backs.  That shows your determination to succeed.  

I have been successful in the past and regained and trying again. Like you I am trying to retrain my mind--but concerned about reverting at some point---I lost 112 lbs several years ago and maintained for about a year, as long as I kept walking . . . then I gave up and gained it all back in less than 6 months (faster than I lost it).  My initial goal this time is 100 lbs. And maybe another 10-15 lbs. at a slower pace after I see that I can maintain and stabilize. 

But, I have a few questions: 

Why didn't the surgery work? (my daughter is thinking about this and it worries me that she'll go through this and it not work long term.) 

I am having trouble with exercise motivation--any suggestions? I am about 3 weeks into my new eating program (I've lost 10 lbs.) and have started exercising but have days I just want to lay around.

What is your new favorite new "meal"?  snack?

What did you do to stay on track when you wanted to give in? 

Fantastic job niceundertaker!!!  You look very healthy.  One of my goals in losing my weight was to get off meds, but I haven't. Hmmmm  I'm so happy for you that you were able to do so.

I do believe in journaling either by watching the numbers of blood glucose (pre diabetes 2), blood pressure, weight and seeing how they relate to my overall performance of the day.  Am I tired?  How do I feel today.  Any dizziness?  eat and drink water as needed through out the day.  What happened as I moved through the day that I am thankful for.  Where did I go on my walks and who did I see.  How are they today?  I am thankful for what I have and all that I have an opportunity to do.  I enjoy drawing floor plans to scale and cutting out scaled down paper furniture to arrange in the different rooms, then going on line to see where the supplier is and what he has to offer.  Writing a few notes of memories in my book.  Some days I can not do all if it so then I need to alternate my duties for the day as with food.  Do keep weighing if the same clothing feels different.  Keep a balance on your plate .  Add any picking to the total of your calorie allowance.  Consider that drink and the type it may be.  Need to have flavor?  Lemon, a quick cinnamon stick tea to your water.  Green sun tea?  Journal somewhere and be confident you can do it!  Keep life simple and enjoy what you do.  aea 

I am in a similar situation - I had gastric bypass about 10 years ago.  I lost a great deal of weight, losing more than I expected I would but have yo-yo'd up and down 20 - 40 lbs from my goal ever since.  I'm recently in a 'gaining' phase and I'm just SO sick of it.  I want to nip this in the bud once & for all.  I know if I don't I will creep back up over 200 lbs.  Your story shows me that I can get this done with making a lifestyle change, not relying on silly 'diets' to save me.  I discovered Calorie Count just recently and I'm so glad I did.  Good luck to you in your continued success (and losing that last 5 lbs!). 

~Robin

Lifestyle changes to help ones self are just that.  You must accept and love yourself.  You must not want to "diet" again, because even the thought of the word disgusts you.  How about considering what you need in food as a challenge to find new ways to prepare it to work for you?  Can you consider your plate as 4 compartment servings of food that are the best for your health and therefore the best for your new lifestyle?  For me, I see one 4th of my plate as protein, one 4th as grain (corn included), one 4th as fruit and one 4th as vegetable.  I eat a good breakfast with cereal, rice milk, cinnamon, coffee, banana and multi vitamines (vegan), a mid am snack is usually carrot sticks and Green tea as I enjoy crunchy foods, or a crunchy/chewy rye bread with a bit of hummus, mid day is largest meal for me about 2pm- with the plate divided as above - my proteins are from beans, peas, cece beans, lentils, fava, kidney beans (either hot or cold- making salads or stews with other vegetables or baked alone, Chili, etc.  at night about 730p we have an evening snack (applesauce, small vegan pies, or baked cakes using applesauce for the fat & eggs.  Other fruit or pretzels, we are not hungry, we walk and sometimes do stretches, we have a dog & he even steps up his pace if we hum a good march.  The wild cats love our dog, our dog loves doves, so people come and take pictures of him sitting with a bird on his head and a cat rubbing herself against him.  Funny site.  Find fun in what you do and journal your day so you can see how much you have done for yourself and others.  A green tea with 2 TBSP fruit juice to toast to you:) our new friend "Robin." - aea 

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I LOVE reading success stories!  Congratulations! I can tell you have had a battle and commend you for keeping at it even after some set backs.  That shows your determination to succeed.  

I have been successful in the past and regained and trying again. Like you I am trying to retrain my mind--but concerned about reverting at some point---I lost 112 lbs several years ago and maintained for about a year, as long as I kept walking . . . then I gave up and gained it all back in less than 6 months (faster than I lost it).  My initial goal this time is 100 lbs. And maybe another 10-15 lbs. at a slower pace after I see that I can maintain and stabilize. 

But, I have a few questions: 

Why didn't the surgery work? (my daughter is thinking about this and it worries me that she'll go through this and it not work long term.) 

I am having trouble with exercise motivation--any suggestions? I am about 3 weeks into my new eating program (I've lost 10 lbs.) and have started exercising but have days I just want to lay around.

What is your new favorite new "meal"?  snack?

What did you do to stay on track when you wanted to give in? 

 

 

Unless you have a change with your attitude about food and health, I don't think anything works, even surgery.  I lost I think 132 pounds after the surgery but I didn't stay there long.  It crept back up to where I was in 2004 because my eating habits were the same.  My sister-in-law has had lap band done and she has a hard time maintaining what she originally lost.  And the thing is, you get so sick when you eat certain things.  It may be dairy or chicken; you never know.  I can still get that way for no apparent reason. 

I walk the treadmill at least 6 days a week.  I like walking at the park when the weather is nice but you really get a better consistent workout on a treadmill or ellipitical.  I admit, I have to force myself some mornings but I always remember wearing a 52 in the waist and now I can wear 38.  That's really a good motivator.  I watch the the news on TV while I walk and catch up on the day.  That seems to pass the time.  I try to walk 2 miles which takes a little over 30 minutes.

My favorite snack is soy nuts.  You have to measure and be careful with them because like everything, you can overdo it.  A 1/4 cup has 10 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber; what I call rib sticking filling.  Protein and fiber both stay with you longer and help curb the appetite.  I also use a product called PB2 which you can look up on the web at Bell Plantation.  If you like peanut butter, this is the way to go.  Get a 1/2 frozen banana, 2 TB spoons of PB2 and you can have a great smoothie.  It's also good for just a plain old PBJ sandwich.  I also found a great Pita Bread that I make a quick sandwich sanck with call Joseph's Flax, OatBran & Whole Wheat Pita Bread.  I found it at Walmarts and it's 60 calories with 6 grams of Protein and 4 grams of fiber.  A little turkey on it (or PB2) and your on your way.

Meals consist of lean proteins (fish & chicken), veggies and fruits.

I don't stay on track all of the time.  We all fall down but then we get back up; that's the only way to do it.

Good luck to you and your daughter.  I wish you the best on your journeys.

Thank all of you for your wonderful and upliftings comments.  I appreciate each and everyone.  I wish you all the best on your journeys.  Thanks!!!

wow good job it most feel so cool!